S. Varadarajan, better known as T. V. Varadarajan, is an Indian theatre and television actor and news anchor from Tamil Nadu. He had been a news reader for

Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest bro ...

for over 28 years.

Early life

Varadarajan was working with Bank of India at their Zonal Office in Chennai, before he got an offer as a news reader for Indian's national television channel

Career

Varadarajan worked for over 28 years as a news anchor for Doordarshan emerging as one of its most familiar faces. Eventually, he got chances to act in plays by Y. Gee. Mahendra. In the 1990s, Varadarajan formed his own drama troupe. One of his plays ''Elavasa Enaippu'' won six awards from the Mylapore Academy. Veteran Tamil film director

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

gave him a chance to act in television serials. Since then, he has acted in leading roles in three of Balachander's television serials namely ''Premi'', ''Kai Alavu Manasu'' and ''Kadhal Pagadai''. His recent play, 'Ithu Namma Naadu' was a resounding success. 'Ithu Namma Naadu' is a political satire that was enacted on 11 September 2013. This play was written by 'Tughlak' Sathya and Varadarajan directed and starred in it.

Plays

Filmography

;Films ;Television

Awards and nominations

*2012:

Nataka Kalasarathy Nataka Kalasarathy ( ta, நாடக கலாசாரதி), is the title awarded annually by Parthasarathy Swami Sabha to a dramatist. It confers a shawl, a citation, a medallion with a cash purse of Rs. 5,000 Recipients *2002 Sudharani Ragh ...

- Won

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varadarajan, T. V. Tamil male television actors Living people Male actors from Chennai Indian male television actors 20th-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)